Re: [84attendees] not really YVR Checkin Counter Opening Hours (for US)

[Ben Campbell <[e-mail]>]

I have GE, and am looking forward to it saving some time when I fly back on Tuesday. So far, it works best as some sort of karmic line shortener, i.e. since I got it it seems like I never hit the otherwise long immigration lines that make it worthwhile. I guess that's a win-win for everyone traveling with me :-)

OTOH, I am _very_ good at catching the long lines entering CA. Do I understand correctly that NEXUS works in both directions for US/CA travel? That is, if I have GE, is NEXUS still worth it? 

On Aug 5, 2012, at 11:42 AM, "John R Levine" <[e-mail]> wrote:

>> So it may be true that, as I said I'd heard, the programs were integrated
> 
> Yup.
> 
>> and the fees standardized.
> 
> Nope.  NEXUS costs $50, GE costs $100, but NEXUS holders can still join GE at no extra charge.
> 
> http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/trusted_traveler/nexus_prog/nexus_eligibility.xml
> http://www.globalentry.gov/howtoapply.html
> http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/trusted_traveler/nexus_prog/ge_kiosks.xml
> 
> The only practical reason not to join NEXUS first is that you have to appear in person at an enrollment center near the US/CA border or a Canadian airport.  If you don't live near the border and don't travel through those airports, the extra trip would likely cost you way more than $50.  Most of the non-airport centers don't have eye scanners so you have to visit one that does later to add the iris scan.
> 
> Personally, I applied for Nexus at Ft Erie on the way to Toronto, and added GE at IAD on the way to some meeting.
> 
> Regards,
> John Levine, [e-mail], Taughannock Networks, Trumansburg NY
> "I dropped the toothpaste", said Tom, crestfallenly.
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